Arne Haukvik
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Arne Haukvik was a Norwegian
sports official for IL i BUL
and politician for the Centre Party
and the Pensioners Party
. He is best known for founding the Bislett Games
. As a politician he was a four-term member of Oslo
city council and a one-term member of the Parliament of Norway.
as a son of farmers Halvor Haukvik (1894–1969) and Gunhild Røste (1898–1977). He was a brother of politician Olav Haukvik
. The village he grew up in was Hjuksebø
. He attended folk high school
before finishing
his secondary education in 1948, and taking commerce school in 1950. He also served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. He worked as a bookseller from 1950 to 1952, then various jobs in the United States until 1955 before returning to bookselling. From 1961 to 1963 he was a sales manager in the publishing house Det Norske Samlaget
, before becoming a sales consultant in Centralfilm from 1963 to 1966.
By that time he had involved himself in track and field
administration. He was the deouty chairman of the Norwegian Amateur Athletics Association
from 1952 to 1955, board member of Bondeungdomslaget (BUL) in Oslo
from 1956 to 2000 (deputy chairman from 1959 to 1960, chairman from 1960 to 1963) and chairman of its sports section IL i BUL
from 1964 to 1971. He was also a board member of the Bislett Alliance with responsibility for public relations
form 1965 to 2000. He strongly contributed to founding the modern Bislett Games
, which started with the booking of Ron Clarke
to the meet in 1965, who set a world record
in the 10,000 metres at Bislett stadion
. Haukvik was also involved in arranging the Oslo Marathon, the road relay Holmenkollstafetten and the skiing event BUL-sprinten.
From the 1970s to 1998 Haukvik was the vice president of Euromeeting, a cooperation organization for venues of large sports events. He also had a daytime job in the Norwegian Skiing Federation from 1966 to 1970. After working in a humanitarian organization from 1970 to 1973 and being a municipal employee in Oslo from 1974 to 1981, he returned to the sports world as market director of Norsk Rikstoto
from 1981 to 1984 and consultant in Sponsor-Service from 1984 to 1991.
Haukvik became an honorary member of IL i BUL in 1983 and BUL (in Oslo) in 1989. He was decorated with The King's Medal of Merit in gold in 2002, and held several sports-related awards, including the highest decoration from the Norwegian Athletics Association.
Haukvik also became known for wearing a straw hat
frequently. A book about him, released in 2001, was titled Arne med stråhatten; "Arne With the Straw Hat". He also instituted the "strawberry party" of the Bislett Games, where the competitors were invited to his own home garden. The party has been carried on as a press conference-style event.
he was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Family, Culture and Administration. He was not renominated on top of the party ballot for the next election
, only fifth, and then withdrew from the Centre Party to serve the spring 1997 as an independent
. He joined the Pensioners Party
.
Haukvik suffered from a haemorrhal bleeding in 1998, and his health declined after 2000. He died at the nursing home
at Furuset
in August 2002.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sports official for IL i BUL
IL i BUL
Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....
and politician for the Centre Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
and the Pensioners Party
Pensioners Party (Norway)
The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party...
. He is best known for founding the Bislett Games
Bislett Games
The Bislett Games is an annual track and field event at the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. It is sponsored by ExxonMobil and officially known as the ExxonMobil Bislett Games.-History:The first...
. As a politician he was a four-term member of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
city council and a one-term member of the Parliament of Norway.
Professional life and sports
He was born in SauheradSauherad
Sauherad is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Akkerhaugen...
as a son of farmers Halvor Haukvik (1894–1969) and Gunhild Røste (1898–1977). He was a brother of politician Olav Haukvik
Olav Haukvik
Olav Haukvik was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Industry 1978-1979.-References:...
. The village he grew up in was Hjuksebø
Hjuksebø
Hjuksebø is a village in Sauherad municipality, Norway. It is located between Notodden and Nordagutu, just south of Hjuksevelta.Hjuksebø used to have a train station on the Sørlandsbanen railway...
. He attended folk high school
Folk high school
Folk high schools are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal...
before finishing
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
his secondary education in 1948, and taking commerce school in 1950. He also served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. He worked as a bookseller from 1950 to 1952, then various jobs in the United States until 1955 before returning to bookselling. From 1961 to 1963 he was a sales manager in the publishing house Det Norske Samlaget
Det Norske Samlaget
Det Norske Samlaget is a Norwegian publishing house founded on 24 March 1868 with the aim to promote and publish books in Landsmål, now known as Nynorsk....
, before becoming a sales consultant in Centralfilm from 1963 to 1966.
By that time he had involved himself in track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
administration. He was the deouty chairman of the Norwegian Amateur Athletics Association
Norwegian Athletics Association
The Norwegian Athletics Association is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Norway, including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking...
from 1952 to 1955, board member of Bondeungdomslaget (BUL) in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
from 1956 to 2000 (deputy chairman from 1959 to 1960, chairman from 1960 to 1963) and chairman of its sports section IL i BUL
IL i BUL
Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....
from 1964 to 1971. He was also a board member of the Bislett Alliance with responsibility for public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
form 1965 to 2000. He strongly contributed to founding the modern Bislett Games
Bislett Games
The Bislett Games is an annual track and field event at the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. It is sponsored by ExxonMobil and officially known as the ExxonMobil Bislett Games.-History:The first...
, which started with the booking of Ron Clarke
Ron Clarke
Ronald William "Ron" Clarke, MBE is a former Australian athlete, writer, and current Mayor of the Gold Coast. He is one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.- Early life and family :He attended Melbourne High School...
to the meet in 1965, who set a world record
World records in athletics
World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....
in the 10,000 metres at Bislett stadion
Bislett stadion
Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...
. Haukvik was also involved in arranging the Oslo Marathon, the road relay Holmenkollstafetten and the skiing event BUL-sprinten.
From the 1970s to 1998 Haukvik was the vice president of Euromeeting, a cooperation organization for venues of large sports events. He also had a daytime job in the Norwegian Skiing Federation from 1966 to 1970. After working in a humanitarian organization from 1970 to 1973 and being a municipal employee in Oslo from 1974 to 1981, he returned to the sports world as market director of Norsk Rikstoto
Norsk Rikstoto
The Norsk Rikstoto is a foundation that supervises parimutuel betting on animal racing in Norway.It was established on 24 September 1982 by the Norwegian Trotting Association and the Norwegian Jockey Club to run a totalizator game named V6. Norsk Tipping administered most such games until 1993,...
from 1981 to 1984 and consultant in Sponsor-Service from 1984 to 1991.
Haukvik became an honorary member of IL i BUL in 1983 and BUL (in Oslo) in 1989. He was decorated with The King's Medal of Merit in gold in 2002, and held several sports-related awards, including the highest decoration from the Norwegian Athletics Association.
Haukvik also became known for wearing a straw hat
Straw hat
A straw hat is a brimmed hat that is woven out of straw or reeds. The hat is designed to protect the head from the sun and against heatstroke, but straw hats were also used in fashion and as a decorative element of a uniform.- Manufacture :...
frequently. A book about him, released in 2001, was titled Arne med stråhatten; "Arne With the Straw Hat". He also instituted the "strawberry party" of the Bislett Games, where the competitors were invited to his own home garden. The party has been carried on as a press conference-style event.
Political career
Haukvik was a member of Oslo city council from 1967 to 1979 and 1991 to 1995, from 1971 to 1973 in the executive committee. He was a board member for the Centre Party in Oslo from 1967 to 1997. In the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office. The Centre Party was particularly successful, gaining 21 seats....
he was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Family, Culture and Administration. He was not renominated on top of the party ballot for the next election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office. The Centre Party was particularly successful, gaining 21 seats....
, only fifth, and then withdrew from the Centre Party to serve the spring 1997 as an independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. He joined the Pensioners Party
Pensioners Party (Norway)
The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party...
.
Haukvik suffered from a haemorrhal bleeding in 1998, and his health declined after 2000. He died at the nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
at Furuset
Furuset
Furuset was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the new borough of Alna....
in August 2002.